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baby kicking at 16 weeks?

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I am 16 weeks pregnant today and have been reading up on how and when you can feel the baby kick. There have been several several times where I questioned the feeling that was occuring. I wonder if the feelings is not the baby moving but my hopes that it is or if I can really feel the baby moving. Our ultrasound at 12 weeks showed the baby moving and flopping and kicking like crazy. I started feeling "questionable" sensations about 2 weeks ago but still wonder if its the real thing or if its just something I want so bad. I wish I knew whats really going on!
A actual question I have though is it normal to sleep so much? Shouldnt I not be so tired since Im in my 2nd trimester? I get sooooo tired after simple activities like shopping for 45 minutes. Tired like I cant go on literally. Is that normal? My fiancee and his family are kinda getting irritated because I sleep so much. Are they being unreasonable or am I sleeping too much? I betcha cant tell that this is my first. LOL.

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I am between 16/17 wks and have been feeling what I know is the baby for about two weeks now. With my son, I started feeling movement in the third month as well. With my son it felt like butterfly's at first - with this one I wasn't sure until I felt definite bumping - I have a lot of gas, and it can be hard to distinguish between the two. First I knew that it was in the area that my baby sits, and second, with the more I paid attention to it I realized that unlike gas it is always in the same area and does not bubble, just bumps. I am thin which some say makes it easier to feel earlier on. It's not constant - sometimes I go days without feeling it, but it is becoming more frequent and stronger - and almost always happens during or after a meal - I would suggest that after you eat to relax and pay attention - I guess in any case at some point you'll know! And yes, I am also still EXTREMELY tired!

I have had four children, and always felt movement very early on, usually around 10 weeks...I never really shared with anyone because they all seemed to be skeptical. The first one, I wasn't positive anyhow, but the next three, I was sure. I am 16 wks now and have been feeling flutters for several weeks. As far as exhaustion, YES YES YES, I am sooooo tired sometimes I can barely get up. In the morning I'm worse than a teen begging for 'just five more minutes mom!'. Are the in-laws being unreasonable? Yeah, but you know what kind of family you married into. Hormones might let them get to you more, but try not to let it upset you too much. Just ignore when it gets to be too much. Good luck!

It's your baby. For first time mommies it may take a while to recognize the movements because they mistake it for gas but for Been-There-Moms they just know. You can feel the baby move as early as 13 weeks if you've been there before. I feel mine and it feels like flutters down below.

I began feeling the baby kick at 14 weeks and I am also 16 weeks along, but I will go days before I feel it kick again. I have just recently been getting bursts of energy and feeling more awake and less exhausted than I was before. I would almost fall asleep at work just a couple of weeks ago, but it's getting better. However, this is my third pregnancy and second child, and with my first I was exhausted the entire nine months. When I am tired now, I don't hesitate to take a nap if I'm at home and able to. You need family members and friends to be supportive right now-not critical. Ask your mother in law if she remembers being tired when pregnant or any other female in law and maybe if they recall, and put themselves in your shoes they will be more sympathetic. If your tired your body needs the rest.

well, we have our own little "16 week" party here! lol i'm 16 weeks also, and started feeling my baby move at 14 weeks. He likes to "roll" around a lot. (the only way i can think of to describe the feeling)
as for the constant fatigue, i thought it was supposed to end after frist trimester too. But all the other women are correcton this one: you've got a little one growing inside of you, and instead of just ONE person doing the shopping, there are TWO! =) As the baby gets bigger, you'll probably feel even more tired, as your body will have an even greater demand on it. Your fiance and his family are being unreasonable! obviously, being a man, he doesn't know what it's like to be pregnant. his family on the other hand has no room to speak about what you do or don't do. You're pregnant, they're not. simple as that! lol. If you need to sleep, then by all means: SLEEP! Trust your body, because it will tell you what the baby needs, your fiance and his family can't!!

im 16 weeks and 6 days, this is my first pregnancy. I felt the baby move for the first time on Feb 28th.. which was 10 days ago. my boyfriend and i were talking and I felt a thump, thump, thump and started laughing. My boyfriend asked what was wrong with me. I said i think the baby just moved. He asked if i was sure it wasnt Gas? i said babe, i know what gas feels like! ive never felt this before. and he started laughing. and the whole time he was in the shower the baby was moving. as soon as he comes out to feel it, it stopped. =/ But i love feeling it. I fall asleep to feeling it. As for being tired all the time, ill be 17 weeks tomorrow. and im still exhausted after doing the simplest tasks. my boyfriend just lays down with me. Because he understands that my body has never had to work this hard. i hope this helps.

This is ur pregnancy so if ur tired they have to understand u have a baby in u I'm the same way my child father doesn't bother me he let's me sleep this is my first and I'm enjoying the sleep while I can

I will be 16 weeks tomorrow and I have felt this weird feeling for about 2 weeks now...This is my first, and the best way I can describe it is to say it feels like losing my breath but in the pit of my stomach..Very strange but I refuse to think it is anything other than the baby :-) The doctor says it is impossible to be feeling it that I wont feel ANYTHING until 19-20 weeks..I just dnt believe that

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